diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/paging.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/paging.h
index 8a2a0af408..94c31a268e 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/paging.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/paging.h
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ int paging_enable(struct domain *d, u32 mode);
 
 #define paging_get_hostmode(v)		((v)->arch.paging.mode)
 #define paging_get_nestedmode(v)	((v)->arch.paging.nestedmode)
-const struct paging_mode *paging_get_mode(struct vcpu *v);
 void paging_update_nestedmode(struct vcpu *v);
 
 /* Page fault handler
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/paging.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/paging.c
index c77f4c1dac..165e0f88c2 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/paging.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/paging.c
@@ -946,14 +946,6 @@ void paging_dump_vcpu_info(struct vcpu *v)
     }
 }
 
-const struct paging_mode *paging_get_mode(struct vcpu *v)
-{
-    if (!nestedhvm_is_n2(v))
-        return paging_get_hostmode(v);
-
-    return paging_get_nestedmode(v);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HVM
 void paging_update_nestedmode(struct vcpu *v)
 {